News published on Federal Newswire in February 2007

Notice published on Feb. 13 by Transportation Department

By DOT News Wire | Feb 13, 2007

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

What did Transportation Department publish on Feb. 13?

By DOT News Wire | Feb 13, 2007

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published by Transportation Department on Feb. 13

By DOT News Wire | Feb 13, 2007

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Lieberman Cautions Chertoff on “Risky Policy” of Under-Funding

By Homeland Newswire | Feb 13, 2007

News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., delivered the following statement Tuesday on the Administration’s FY 2008 Budget request for the Department of Homeland Security programs. The Committee’s sole witness was Department of Homeland Security...

Senator Collins Concerned About Homeland Security Cuts to First Responders & Underfunding for Port and Chemical Facility Security

By Homeland Newswire | Feb 13, 2007

News Release: Senator Susan Collins today told the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary that she is “extremely concerned" about the Administration’s proposed budget cuts to programs that support state and local first responders. Senator Collins also told DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff that she is “very...

NPS Threatened & Endangered Species Reports Available to Public

By Interior Newswire | Feb 13, 2007

News Release: Superintendent Mike Murray announced today that the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA) 2006 Annual Reports for Threatened and Endangered Species have been released and are available to the public. As required in the August 2006 Biological Opinion on the CAHA Interim Protected Species Management Strategy, Seashore staff has completed and submitted these reports to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Raleigh Field Office by Jan. 31, 2006.

Remarks of Chairman Tom Lantos at Hearing: The Future of the United Nations Under Ban Ki-Moon

By State Newswire | Feb 13, 2007

News Release: Contact: Lynne Weil, 202-225-5021. Remarks of Chairman Tom Lantos at Hearing: The Future of the United Nations Under Ban Ki-Moon. We’re here today to talk about the future of the United Nations. And to start, I want to ask you to cast your minds ahead to 2012, and imagine a hearing that looks back on...

CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS URGE BUSH TO ACT AS 2006 ANNUAL TRADE DEFICIT BREAKS ALL TIME RECORD

By Commerce Newswire | Feb 13, 2007

News Release: Dear Mr. President: We write to urge you to work with us to develop a new direction in U.S. trade policy that addresses in a meaningful way the unsustainable U.S. trade deficit, and that promotes broad-based equitable growth for all Americans. The policies the Administration have pursued to date clearly...

Senator Grassley’s Testimony to House Oversight Hearing on the Adequacy of FDA Efforts to Assure the Safety of the Drug Supply

By Commerce Newswire | Feb 13, 2007

News Release: Chairman Dingell, Chairman Stupak, Ranking Members Barton and Whitfield and distinguished colleagues, thank you for holding this important hearing on drug safety and the Food and Drug Administration. Thank you also for inviting me to speak today on this important subject.

Domenici Calls for Combined Global Effort on Climate Change

By DOE Newswire | Feb 13, 2007

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee today held a hearing on the Stern Review of the Economics of Climate Change, examining the economic impacts of climate change and stabilizing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Senator Grassley’s Floor Speech on the Alternative Minimum Tax, Part 2

By Commerce Newswire | Feb 13, 2007

News Release: Mr. President, I stand before you to continue the discussion on the Alternative Minimum Tax,or AMT, that I started earlier this week. As I pointed out, it is generally recognized that the AMTis a policy failure. Created in 1969 in response to the discovery that 155 wealthy taxpayers were ableto eliminate...

Great Expectations for Pectin

By USDA Newswire | Feb 13, 2007

News Release: To boost profits for sugar beet growers and processors, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are developing new processes to efficiently isolate beet pectin and associated polysaccharides and find profitable uses for them.

Baucus Calls Record Trade Deficit Unsustainable

By Commerce Newswire | Feb 13, 2007

News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, commented today on the record trade deficit announced by the Commerce Department. The latest figures for international trade in goods and services showed America bringing in $763.6 billion more in imports than...